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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.06.2008 (43) Date of publication: 17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25 (21) Application number: 07811703.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.09.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 1/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/019551 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/030563 (13.03.2008 Gazette 2008/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 06.09.2006 US 470579 (71) Applicant: Apple Inc. Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)	(72) Inventor: LIGTENBERG, Chris, A. San Carlos, CA 97040 (US) (74) Representative: Lang, Johannes et al Bardehle, Pagenberg, Dost, Altenburg, Geissler Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München 81633 München (DE)